High School Reform on the Capitol Hill Menu
High school reform has not always been a phrase commonly heard on Capitol Hill, but as lawmakers gear up for the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), the menu of education issues...
View ArticlePrincipals Converge on Capitol Hill
Nearly 500 principals descended on Washington, DC, in late July to lobby policymakers for changes to the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and advocate for legislation to improve middle level and high...
View ArticleSenate NCLB Draft Addresses High School Reform
Following the House’s lead, in mid-October the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee released portions of its draft legislation to reauthorize the No Child Left Behind Act...
View ArticleSpellings Announces New “Differentiated Accountability” Pilot Program
In response to continued criticism and calls for reform of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and its one-size-fits-all approach to school improvement, U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings...
View ArticleCongressional Leader Makes Secondary School Reform a Top Priority
In an effort to improve high school graduation rates, House Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller (D-CA) and other Democratic leaders have introduced legislation aimed at turning around...
View ArticleSenator Reintroduces Legislation to Improve Low-Performing High Schools,...
In an effort to turn around the so-called “dropout factories” and ensure that all students graduate from high school college and career-ready, Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) has reintroduced high school...
View ArticleWeekly Federal Education Policy Update
Announcements Senator Introduces Two Bills With Full NASSP Support Graduation Promise Act: Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) this week has reintroduced the Graduation Promise Act, a bill to provide grants...
View ArticleNASSP Advocacy Update – July 2012
Elementary and Secondary Education Act Status of ESEA Reauthorization Although both the Senate and House education committees passed bills within the past year to reauthorize ESEA, none of those bills...
View ArticleNASSP Advocacy Update – January 2013
Elementary and Secondary Education Act Status of ESEA Reauthorization Congress wrapped up 2012 with no movement on ESEA reauthorization and begins the 113th Congress with no indication of addressing...
View ArticleNASSP Advocacy Update – April 2013
Elementary and Secondary Education Act Senate HELP Committee Hearing on ESEA Flexibility Waivers The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee kicked off its most recent attempt to...
View ArticleTitle I Provisions of Senate ESEA Bill Closely Mirror State Waiver Plans
Senate HELP Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) introduced legislation (S. 1094) yesterday to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Dropping the No Child Left Behind moniker,...
View ArticlePrincipals Need to Speak Up!
The NASSP State Coordinators and presidents-elect of our state affiliates stormed Capitol Hill on Wednesday, urging Congress to provide much-needed relief to educators hamstrung by the constraints of...
View ArticleNASSP Advocacy Update – July 2013
Elementary and Secondary Education Act While there seemed to be little optimism at the beginning of the year that the 113th Congress would reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA),...
View ArticleNASSP Quarterly Advocacy Update – October 2013
Elementary and Secondary Education Act While there seemed to be little optimism at the beginning of the year that the 113th Congress would reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA),...
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